About TKML

Welcome to the Tabor-Katz Memorial Library!

Tabor-Katz Memorial Library
is located at 027 Dewey Lane,
just off the town square

Featured Services:

• Free Wi-Fi
• Public Computers
• Two 150-seat public meeting rooms with digital projector, public laptop and state of the art sound system
• copier and fax service
• voter registration
• passport services
• Self-checkout stations
• Children's computers
• Computer training lab
• Local history and geneological training and assistance offered through an onsite Parkland Station Historical Society Officer

Hours of Operation:

Phone- 1-333-222-READ

Fax- 1-333-222-4455

History of TKML

The Tabor-Katz Memorial Library was founded in 1984 by Children's Librarians, Nicole Katz and Alyssa Tabor, after writing an award winning, international best-selling picture book, involving two silly monkeys, a lost  space alien, a unicorn named Bartley who is bent on world domination, and a peculiar shortage of peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. These two devoted book-wizards used the profits to build and sustain a new public library for their community. The building chosen for the new library was the original one-room school house that had previously housed the first public library for Parkland Station. The historic school house had been in dis-use since 1951 after a severe storm had caused a tree collison which completely collapsed the rear of the building. The dilapidated building has since been under the ownership of the Parkland Station Historical Society. The library board of directors worked closely with civil engineers and the historical society to maintain the authenticity and integrity of the building while designing and constructing the additions needed to bring Parkland Station's information needs into the 21st century. The original structure now serves as its own musuem, library foyer and also houses the Historical Society's office. In 2005, the library overwent its most recent renovation. The additional 10,000 sq.ft. added onto the south side of the building includes the expanded Children's area, an auditorium for large programming and community gatherings and the expanded technology lab that houses the library's 3D printer and Lego Robotics collection. The much larger building now features state of the art equipment, public meeting rooms, private study rooms, a quiet reading room, an award-winning children's department, a dedicated teen space, and a second floor that holds all the non-fiction and public computers for optimal research use.

The Parkland Station Community

The Tabor-Katz Memorial Library is located in rural Parkland Station. Like many other similar towns in the United States' Mid-west, Parkland Station earned its name due to its topography and purpose. Parkland Station was an early nineteenth century train depot that serviced the farms and surrounding quarry until the late 1940s when the quarry became unsafe and nearly barren. By then, the surrounding towns had grown and the general mode of transportation was by either motorcar or horse. As of the last census, Parkland Station has a population of 8,380, with a population density of only 252 people per square mile. The male to female ratio is at 51.2% : 48.8%, respectively. 6.2% of the population are children under the age of 5, 23% are children 6-18, 56.8% are adults 18-65 and 14% are 65 and older. For adults over the age of 25: 90.9% have a High School diploma, 19.3% have a Bachelor’s degree, 5.6% have a Graduate or professional degree, and 9.4% are unemployed. Parkland Station is a predominantly White, English speaking community of 97.4% White, 0.004% African American, 0.003% American Indian, 0.005% Asian, 0.00004% Other, 0.007% Two or more races and 0.017% Hispanic (City-data.com, 2015). Of the 8,380 individuals living in Parkland Station, 7,290 (87%) are reported as library patrons. Well over half, 62.6%, are school-age children.